Nearly 30% of college-age Americans say they do NOT drink and the number of young adults abusing alcohol has fallen by nearly half over the last two decades, study finds Abstinence from alcohol among adults aged 18 to 22 in college who abstained from alcohol increased from 20% to 28% from 2002 to 2018 The number of … Read more
‘Covid broke her’: Boy, 5, finds his mother dead at home after her phobia of going outside got worse during lockdown Katie Simms, 32, was found dead in her home in Kettering, Northamptonshire She was found unresponsive by her five-year-old son, Archie, on September 28 Her brother believes the lockdown ‘broke her’ as she could not … Read more
‘Covid broke her’: Boy, 5, finds his mother dead at home after her phobia of going outside got worse during lockdown Katie Simms, 32, was found dead in her home in Kettering, Northamptonshire She was found unresponsive by her five-year-old son, Archie, on September 28 Her brother believes the lockdown ‘broke her’ as she could not … Read more
Popular neck gaiters do help to stop the spread of coronavirus, new research suggests. It comes after a Duke University study suggested that the popular face coverings might actually make infectious particles spread more easily, rather than blocking their escape from a contagious person. But Virginia Tech scientists were skeptical about those findings and put … Read more
Mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19 will not affect the effectiveness of vaccines, a study shows. The virus has mutated at a critical location since it first emerged in Wuhan late last year, and there were concerns future changes could render vaccines useless. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic the dominant … Read more
Data firm cleared of Brexit meddling: Probe finds no evidence that Cambridge Analytica tried to influence EU referendum Investigation concluded Cambridge Analytica and SCL played role in the vote Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said there was no further evidence Cambridge Analytica collapsed after dispute over harvesting and use of personal data By John Stevens Deputy … Read more
Data firm cleared of Brexit meddling: Probe finds no evidence that Cambridge Analytica tried to influence EU referendum Investigation concluded Cambridge Analytica and SCL played role in the vote Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said there was no further evidence Cambridge Analytica collapsed after dispute over harvesting and use of personal data By John Stevens Deputy … Read more
Giant beasts that roamed Southeast Asia 100,000 years ago alongside our ancient human ancestors were killed off by climate change, researchers claim. Elephants the size of double decker buses, the biggest ape that ever lived, and Homo erectus were all driven to extinction by a loss of grassland as the climate changed. Looking at chemical … Read more
People living in a city or major urban area are no less friendly or helpful to strangers than those living in the country or more rural areas, according to a new study. Researchers from University College London carried out social experiments in 12 cities and 12 towns across the UK to measure how friendliness among … Read more
Hundreds of paedophiles have been harboured by the Church over almost 70 years, the report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found. Pictured: Paedophile bishop Peter Ball.